澳大利亚法院冻结墨尔本投资者与机场项目失败有关的超过7.2M的欺诈索赔。
Australian court froze Melbourne investor’s accounts over $7.2M fraud claim tied to failed airport project.
以墨尔本为基地的投资战略家Alande Mustafa Safi(Alande Mustafa Safi, 44)说,在澳大利亚法院冻结了他的当地银行账户(包括个人账户1 000美元)后,他在一项投资失败的诉讼中没有钱支付法律费用。
A Melbourne-based investment strategist, Alande Mustafa Safi, 44, says he has no funds to pay legal fees after Australian courts froze his local bank accounts, including a personal account with $1,000, in a lawsuit over a failed investment.
总部位于毛里求斯的券商First Class Securities寻求超过720万美元的赔偿,指控Safi承诺在墨尔本拟建机场项目10天内获得55%的回报,但仅偿还了55万美元。
Mauritius-based brokerage First Class Securities is seeking over $7.2 million, alleging Safi promised a 55% return within 10 days on a proposed Melbourne airport project, but only repaid $550,000.
Safi声称是拥有海外账户的亿万富翁,据称他提供了一张现金照片和一张银行屏幕截图作为证据。
Safi, who claimed to be a billionaire with overseas accounts, allegedly provided a photo of cash and a bank screenshot as proof.
法院称这项交易“太好而不符合事实”,冻结了他的账户和企业,只批准了60 000美元的法律和生活费用,驳回了迪拜租金申请。
The court called the deal “too good to be true,” froze his accounts and businesses, and approved only $60,000 for legal and living costs, rejecting a request for Dubai rent.
法庭没有做出任何裁决。
No court findings have been made.
关于冻结命令的听证会定于2月初举行。
A hearing on the freeze order is set for early February.
机场项目于2017年推广,承诺提供70亿美元,并于2022年启动,但从未实现。
The airport project, promoted in 2017 with promises of $7 billion and a 2022 launch, never materialized.